Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra )
The shallow western Belgian Coastbanks are important wintering areas for the Common Scoters, reflecting the ecological importance of this environment. The diet of these seaducks consists of macrobenthos, mainly bivalves. The availability of these bivalves along the Belgian west-coast has been poorly...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:37780 2023-05-15T17:10:56+02:00 Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) Degraer, S. Vincx, M. Meire, P. Offringa, H. 1998 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=37780 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/dataset/url/www.vliz.be/imis?dasid=633 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=37780 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess iBiol.+Jb.+Dodonaea+65i+136-137 Benthos Community composition Conferences Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) Belgium info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1998 ftvliz 2022-05-01T08:38:38Z The shallow western Belgian Coastbanks are important wintering areas for the Common Scoters, reflecting the ecological importance of this environment. The diet of these seaducks consists of macrobenthos, mainly bivalves. The availability of these bivalves along the Belgian west-coast has been poorly documented and it is not clear to what extent the spatial distribution of the Scoters and the bivalves are linked. In October 1994, 40 macrobenthic samples were taken in the area. Multivariate techniques revealed five communities, each characterized by sedimentological variables: (1) the Barnea candida community occurring in a very compact muddy sediment (median 14 µm), (2) the ‘ Mytilus edulis ’ community, with a rather coarse sediment (median 402 µm), (3) the Lanice conchilega community inhabiting a fine sandy sediment (median 211 µm), (4) the Nephtys cirrosa-Echinocardium cordatum community in a coarser fine sandy sediment (median 242 µm), and (5) the Nephtys cirrosa community also occurring in a slightly coarser fine sandy sediment (median 224 µm). Only the Lanice conchilega community, because of the high number of bivalve, possibly functions as feeding grounds for the Common Scoter. The spatial distribution of the bivalves in the Lanice conchilega community and the wintering Common Scoters will be compared. Article in Journal/Newspaper Melanitta nigra Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) |
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Benthos Community composition Conferences Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) Belgium Degraer, S. Vincx, M. Meire, P. Offringa, H. Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) |
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The shallow western Belgian Coastbanks are important wintering areas for the Common Scoters, reflecting the ecological importance of this environment. The diet of these seaducks consists of macrobenthos, mainly bivalves. The availability of these bivalves along the Belgian west-coast has been poorly documented and it is not clear to what extent the spatial distribution of the Scoters and the bivalves are linked. In October 1994, 40 macrobenthic samples were taken in the area. Multivariate techniques revealed five communities, each characterized by sedimentological variables: (1) the Barnea candida community occurring in a very compact muddy sediment (median 14 µm), (2) the ‘ Mytilus edulis ’ community, with a rather coarse sediment (median 402 µm), (3) the Lanice conchilega community inhabiting a fine sandy sediment (median 211 µm), (4) the Nephtys cirrosa-Echinocardium cordatum community in a coarser fine sandy sediment (median 242 µm), and (5) the Nephtys cirrosa community also occurring in a slightly coarser fine sandy sediment (median 224 µm). Only the Lanice conchilega community, because of the high number of bivalve, possibly functions as feeding grounds for the Common Scoter. The spatial distribution of the bivalves in the Lanice conchilega community and the wintering Common Scoters will be compared. |
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Degraer, S. Vincx, M. Meire, P. Offringa, H. |
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Degraer, S. Vincx, M. Meire, P. Offringa, H. |
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Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) |
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Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) |
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Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) |
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Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) |
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Community structure of the macrobenthos of an important Belgian wintering area for the Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) |
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community structure of the macrobenthos of an important belgian wintering area for the common scoter ( melanitta nigra ) |
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